Sam is now serving 6 years in federal prison. Sam has lived his entire life in the Amish tradition: no electricity. That means no lights, no running water, no electronic sounds, no cell phones, no internet, no planes, no driving cars. He's a farmer and lived on a farm all his life.

He's now in prison about 7 hours away from his family -- his wife Elizabeth, their 12 children and 25 grandchildren. He is now surrounded by steel with armed guards, bells and whistles, loudspeakers, warnings, cement and little access to the sun.

Sam has never harmed anyone. There are no victims of the 3 herbals salves he made and sold for over 20 years. He made the mistake of mislabeling one of the salves.

The story of his persecution is practically unbelievable.

Except that I live a few minutes from Sam and met him in 2015. By now, I have met scores of people who've known him for many years, if not their entire lives. All of us witnessed the entire goings on firsthand. You could not make this up!

Read the entire story here: bit.ly/fda-sam You'll also find links to the 3 days of the trial and Sam's sentencing as well as all of the court documents.

At this point, Sam's only hope for release is a presidential pardon. Please sign this petition, then share it with your friends and family.

(It doesn't take long -- I contacted everyone via tweet, FB post and email in less than 20 minutes!)

At the very least, our elected representatives must know that PLENTY of people -- at least 30K of you with more signing everyday -- care about an Amish KY farmer being railroaded into prison by an out-of-control federal agency!

Sam was sentenced 6/30/17 and is now serving 6 years in federal prison away from his wife, 12 children and 25 grandchildren.

Sam has lived his entire life in the Amish tradition: no electricity. That means no lights, no running water, no electronic sounds, no cell phones, no internet, no planes, no driving cars. He's a farmer and lived on a farm all his life.

He's now in prison 7 hours away from his family, surrounded by steel and concrete, with armed guards, bells and whistles, loudspeakers, warnings and little access to the outside.

Sam has never harmed anyone. There are no victims of the 3 herbals salves he and his family made and sold for over 20 years.

The story of his persecution is practically unbelievable. Except that I live a few minutes from Sam and have met scores of people who've known him for many years, if not their entire lives.

All of us witnessed the goings on firsthand. You could not make this up!

You can read the entire story here: bit.ly/fda-sam You'll also find links to the 3 days of the trial and Sam's sentencing as well as all of the court documents.

At this point, Sam's only hope for release is a pardon from you. Please do not allow this injustice to stand. Please issue a pardon for Amish farmer Sam Girod!